Top 7 Places in Fairfield to Show Off Your Halloween Costume

Choosing a Halloween costume is a monumental decision for kids, one that they have been thinking about probably since last Halloween. Help them be proud of their Halloween costume and take them to show off at some of the best kid-friendly Halloween parties in Fairfield.

1. Howl-O-WeenBeardsley Zoo, BridgeportOct. 18-19, 25-26Spend a fun and frightful evening at the zoo and enjoy a "Classic Monsters" Hayride, Haunted Farmyard, Gruesome Greenhouse, and magic show by Jim Sisti. Tickets also include face painting and candy.

4. Halloween ExtravaganzaFairfield Public Library, FairfieldOct. 25Tots can come in costume for a not-so-scary Halloween play, songs, and a trick-or-treating parade throughout the library.

5. Monster Mash: Questions & MysteriesStepping Stones Museum, NorwalkOct. 26This kid-friendly costume party will be a spellbinding night jam-packed with not-so-scary family fun. Guests can meander through the museum on a scavenger hunt, make their own magnifying glasses, uncover mysterious messages and scrawl their own secrets with invisible ink. There will be masquerading down the catwalk during the spooktacular costume fashion show and the evening will end when they strut their stuff in a parade through the museum.

7. Trick or Treat on Heckscher Farm & Ick Fest at OverbrookStamford Museum and Nature Center, StamfordOct. 27Don your Halloween costume and head up to Heckscher Farm to trick-or-treat with farm friends. Grab a map and head off in search of different treats at the trick-or-treating stations around Heckscher Farm. Then celebrate all things creepy and crawly at the annual "Ick Fest" at Overbrook Nature Center building. Explore the slime table, make crafts featuring bats and spiders, and have your picture taken with a snake.